Infant product group criticises German ‘children’s milk’ findings

An infant product and specialty nutrition association have criticised a German government agency report that found formulated milk products aimed at over-1-year-olds were no better than cow’s milk for containing misleading statements.

The German group Diaetzerband said the English translation of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) report implied the products in question included infant formulas and follow-on milks designed for under-1s, when it was only in fact children's milks for over-1s that were being referenced.

The BfR acknowledged the mis-translation that forced NutraIngredients to amend a story last week, and issued a reworked version of its statement to emphasise that its findings related only to “children’s or toddler’s milk”​ products aimed at 1-3-year-olds.